Malawi economic monitor, February 2024
Watersheds play a crucial role in sustaining the ecosystem, biodiversity, wildlife, agriculture, and human population by serving as the natural resource base for all forms of life. These natural boundaries
Watershed Development
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SGNP plans watershed management to ‘stabilise’ drinking water supply
For the first time, the roughly 104 sq km Sanjay Gandhi National Park (SGNP) at Borivali will have a watershed management plan, set to improve the park’s water-retaining capacity. The plan will involve
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India to be Land Degradation Neutral by 2030'
Environment minister Prakash Javadekar says the government is working on a plan to `stop and reverse' the serious threat With India’s food security under threat, with nearly 81 million hectares facing
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Rainwater Harvest Relief for Drought-prone Areas
After an innovative idea of storing water at subsurface level through rainwater harvesting proved successful in 10 blocks of six districts, the State Government, on Saturday, decided to replicate the model
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Drought conditions and management strategies in India
Drought conditions and management strategies in India - Country Report prepared for the Regional Workshop for Asia-Pacific as part of the UN-Water Initiative on “Capacity Development to Support National
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Declining water table: Central scheme to cover entire state
Concerned over the declining water table in Punjab, the Central Government has decided to expand the scope of the Integrated Watershed Management Programme to the entire state. The programme was earlier
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Tripura tops list for giving rural jobs for fifth year
Tripura has kept its top position for the fifth consecutive year for offering 66 person–days so far in the current fiscal in executing the central government’s flagship rural jobs scheme MGNREGS, a minister
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Escalating the conservation initiative
PES: A give and take initiative of the department of forest and park services (DoFPS) could save natural resources, and even help reduce poverty in rural areas, if it gains momentum. The policy, ‘payment
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Kerala govt proposes corpus funds for villages in Environmentally Sensitive Areas to approach centre for assistance
The state environment department has submitted a proposal to mitigate the possible development impact on 123 villages classified as Environmentally Sensitive Areas (ESAs) as per the Kasturirangan-led high-level
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Meghalaya to launch green campaign
Under attack for its poor record in protecting the environment, the Meghalaya Government has proposed to launch a “Green Campaign” to focus on the use of the State’s natural resources that includes large
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Watershed development in India: economic valuation and adaptation considerations
Watershed development, an ecosystem-based approach for development of rain-fed regions in India, is gaining traction and political support, but how is it contributing to poverty reduction, food security,